BELBROUGHTON STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10114832 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£172.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £172,890
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£173k
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £188.6k | £172.9k |
| Current assets | £30.5k | £22.0k |
| Cash | £12.4k | £15.0k |
| Debtors | £18.1k | £7.0k |
| Net assets | £172.9k | £160.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-06-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-05-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BELBROUGHTON STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2016-04-10➕ANSON, Malcolm John appointeddirector
- 2016-04-10➕ANSON, Valerie Elsie, Mrs. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Malcolm John Anson Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/04/2016 |
Mrs. Valerie Elsie Anson Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
3 Mill Pool Nash Lane
Belbroughton
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY9 9AF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANSON, Malcolm John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-04-10
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ANSON, Valerie Elsie, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2016-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2016 | 17/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/05/2016 | 17/06/2020 |
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-09